RAF Film Lab

Import Fujifilm RAW files straight off your camera

Plug your Fujifilm into a Mac, iPad or iPhone with a USB cable and copy its RAFs into RAF Film Lab. Each one opens in the film simulation you shot it in.

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The Camera page on iPad: the two USB modes and the steps to set them on the camera

How do I import RAW files from my Fujifilm to an iPhone, iPad or Mac?

Connect the camera with a USB data cable, set its CONNECTION MODE to USB CARD READER, and import from RAF Film Lab's + menu. It works the same way on iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Every Fujifilm camera's USB connection either imports or develops. Set its CONNECTION MODE to USB CARD READER and RAF Film Lab reads the card in the camera like any card reader, without taking the card out.

The Camera page, in the sidebar on Mac and iPad or the Camera tab on iPhone, says which mode a connected camera is in and walks you through its menu. A connected camera also leads the Shot On list in the library, with a plug beside its name.

Set up the camera once

  1. On the camera, press MENU/OK and find CONNECTION MODE: under NETWORK/USB SETTING on newer bodies, or SET UP → CONNECTION SETTING on older ones.
  2. Choose USB CARD READER.
  3. Connect the camera to your Mac, iPad or iPhone with a USB data cable and turn it on.
  4. In RAF Film Lab, tap or click + (Import RAFs) and choose the camera.

Or bring RAFs in from anywhere

  • Files: RAF files or whole folders. Folders are searched for RAFs in every subfolder.
  • Photos: photos whose original is a Fujifilm RAW. Only RAF originals come in; JPEGs and HEIFs are skipped.
  • A card reader over USB, the same way as the camera.

What happens to my RAF files when I import them?

On the Mac, originals stay where they are: RAF Film Lab keeps a bookmark to each file and makes its own previews. On iPad and iPhone, each RAF is copied into the app.

A RAF that's already in the library, even one synced from another device, isn't imported twice. Every new photo is developed in the background, in the film simulation the camera recorded, and the grid shows the ones still developing. New imports land in the Last Import album, ready to cull.

The iPad library: a grid of photos, each marked with its film simulation's code
Each imported photo is labelled with the film it was shot in.

Which Fujifilm cameras are supported?

Any Fujifilm RAF that Apple's RAW engine can read: the X-T, X-S, X-E, X-H, X-Pro, X-M, X100 and GFX lines, from the X-Pro1 on. See every supported camera, with the films each one has.

Questions

Can I import from my Fujifilm to an iPhone without a computer?

Yes. Connect the camera to the iPhone with a USB data cable, set its CONNECTION MODE to USB CARD READER, and import from the + menu.

Does RAF Film Lab import JPEGs?

No. It's built around the RAW file, so only RAFs come in. A JPEG already has its film baked in.

Will importing the same card twice make duplicates?

No. A RAF that's already in the library, including one synced from another device, is skipped.

Why can't the camera import and develop at the same time?

A Fujifilm camera's USB connection does one or the other. USB CARD READER imports; USB RAW CONV./BACKUP RESTORE develops and reads recipes. The Camera page shows which one it's in.

More of RAF Film Lab

Develop in cameraIn USB RAW Conv. mode, each RAF goes back to the camera's own processor, with your recipe. Develop in Film LabNo camera? All 20 film simulations render on your device, within 2 ΔE of the camera. EditorMask the subject, sky or people in a tap, then light, colour, curves, crop and heal. Recipe ManagementAll your recipes in one place, each a card tinted by its film with its settings at a glance. Adding RecipesFrom a QR code, a link, a .recipe file, your camera's C1–C7, or a screenshot of one. Applying RecipesApply a recipe to one photo or a whole shoot, or write it to a C1–C7 slot on the camera. Sharing RecipesShare a card with a QR code, a link that opens in the app or on the web, or a .recipe file. Ask AI tools to edit for youClaude and other assistants edit over MCP on the Mac; Siri and Shortcuts on iPhone and iPad. iCloud SyncFull RAFs with their edits, ratings and flags on every device, through your own iCloud.
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